This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Katie Bullon of activ Marketing Franchise . It has been edited for length and clarity. Before I got pregnant with my firstborn , I was working in the corporate world as a marketing manager. It was an intense job that I absolutely loved, both as a single person and then as a newly married one. I got to travel the world, quickly advance in my career, and diversify my skill set, but I could only do the job because I didn't yet have kids. I knew